After spending some time thinking about the topic you will select for your paper, you will then begin organizing the information for your paper. The contents of the paper you submit for 3.5 may not reflect exactly what is in your outline or in your mind map – don’t worry! These tools are useful for thinking through the most important ideas and what can be said about each of these ideas (outlines quickly show hierarchy), and also connections between ideas (where mind maps are particularly useful).
Construct an outline of your paper topic, including at least three levels. You are free to use single words, phrases, or sentences in your outline according to what works best for you.
Next, assemble a mind map of your paper topic. Use shapes and/or colors to group ideas or to show connections between ideas or pieces of information. Your topic should be in the middle of the page; the construction/presentation of the rest of the information is up to you.
Formatting an Outline in Google Docs (4:56) (Links to an external site.)
Create a Mind Map in Microsoft Word (9:11) (Links to an external site.)
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